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Articles, news and analysis on UK and European venture capital financing and its role in heling startups and early-stage companies.

Funding

What is pre-seed funding?

Pre-seed funding means bootstrapping your business, either using your own cash or raising money through family and friends. However, some venture capitalists do offer pre-seed for the right kind of business

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Venture Capital Trusts Guide – What are VCTs?

Venture Capital Trusts currently manage £6bn worth of investment in UK start-ups invested in more than 1,000 companies. But what is a VCT and how does it differ to regular venture capital?

Funding

What are potential sources of funding for your business?

To help navigate through the numerous business funding options on the market, Acuity partner Matthew Byatt takes a brief look at those available.

News

UK pension funds trail Scandinavia for start-up investment

Venture capital investment is down across Europe, but AI is bucking the trend

News

Jeremy Hunt announces science and tech VC programme

The Chancellor is looking to cultivate a group of investors specialising in AI, robotics and vaccines

News

European VC Atomico raises $1.1bn

The backer of Klarna and Lilium has a target of £1.35bn despite a challenging economic climate

Opinion

Top 5 sectors attracting venture capital finance

Fieldfisher partner Tim Bird outlines which sectors are set to receive the lion's share of venture financing this year.

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Venture capital: Evaluating the risk profile of investments 

How do VCs assess risk when looking forensically at investment portfolios? Here's how to assess venture capital investments

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Pembroke VCT raising another £60m of investment

One third of money raised will be invested in new growth-stage businesses, with the rest going on follow-on rounds for existing portfolio companies

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Venture capital jobs – what to expect working for a VC

What job roles are available in venture capital? What does it involve day-to-day and how do you get into the industry?

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24 venture capital firms you need to know about – Growth Business guide

Here are 24 venture capital funds you need to know about to fund your start-up, in every sector from AI through to deep tech

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Venture capital funding way down on last year

Amounts raised by VCs in H1 2023 fall by nearly two thirds compared with same period in 2022

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Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

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